Ticket-box support



Feb. 25, `192m. v M. MACDONALD 1,748,235

TICKET BOX SUPPORT Filed Oct. 5,' 1927 INVENTOR.

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The present invention relates, as indicated, to a support, and moreparticularly to a supportv for a ticket box of the type disclosed in mycopending application Serial No. 167 ,146,

lfiled Feb. l0, 1927. Itis the object of this ,invention to provide asupport for such a box which will beeasily attachable toconvenientstandards, which may be attached to horizontal standard, a verticalstandard, lo or al standard at some angle between the horizontal and thevertical and still hold the ticket box or other element which is to besupported in the proper and most convenient position for use. y

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention,then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointedy out in the claims; the annexed drawing andthe followingdescription setting forth in detail certain mechanism 4embodying theinvention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one ofvarious mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may beused.

In said annexed drawing 1- Fig. v1 is a side elevation of the supporshowing it attached to a horizontal standard; Fig. 2 yis a sideelevation partly in section showing the support attached to a verticalstandard; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig.l is a bottom plan view of the ticket box showing its connection to thesupport; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view disclosing mostclearly the means whereby the ticket box it attached to the support.

The support comprises twomating mem bers 10 and.11, each of which isprovided with a semi-cylindrical portion 12, 13. The member 10 isfurther provided 'with a plurality of apertures 11i of polygonalcross-section, while the'member 11 is provided with a similar series ofcylindrical apertures 15. Bolts 17, having polygonal shanks 18 and screwthreaded stems 19, are received inthe apertures, it being understoodthat the shank 18 of each bolt lits a corresponding polygonal aperture14 in the member 10, while the stem y,19 passes through a correspondingaperture 15 in the member `11. A Wing nut 2O is proin4 Figs. 1 and, 2with the semi-cylindrical Serial No. 224,191.

vided for each bolt 17 and it will be readily understood thatthe'members 10 and 11 may be clamped together by adjustment of the wingnuts 20, the. Shanks 18 cooperating with the apertures '1A to preventrotation of the an bolts 17' with the wing nuts 20.

Clamped between the members 10 and 11 and carried on the bolt 17farthest removed from the semi-cylindrical portions 12, 13 is an arm 21having an aperture 22 in one end thereof for the reception of said' bolt17. Said arm 21 is substantially in the form of a T', being'providedwith a substantially plane surface 23 at its free end. The under surfaceof the platform of said T-shaped arm is provided with one or more(preferably two) beveled slots2-/l and with a lug 25 adjacent each oneof said slots. Each lug 25 is adapted to receive a set. screw 26 havinga knurled head 27', iny a tapped hole which isA drilled at an angle tothe plane surface 23 lfor ak reason whichwill be hereinafter explained.

The ticket box. 28 is provided on its. under surface with a shell 2,9which receives latch members, as is disclosed in my said co-pend-v ingapplication, and the bottom wall of said shell is rebent, as clearlyshown in Fig 5,l to forni one or more preferably two) tubularprojections 30 extending downwardly from the runder face of said shell.ao

lnuse, the two members 10 and 11 are disconnected frorn each other byremoving the wingy nuts -20 and are placed on opposite sides ofl astandard 31 or 31', as indicated portions 12, 13 abutting said standard.The ywing nutsare then screwed back onto the bolts and set upsu'liiciently to hold the supe portl in positionon thestandardduring'further adjustment'. The arm 21' is then adjusted to the properposition, depending, of course, upon the position of the standard 31 or31. In this connection attention is called to the two positions in whichthe arm 21 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively. The G5 presentinvention is intended for use primarily on street cars and auto busses,and it often happends that it is necessary to mount the support on astandard which happens to be convenient to the conductors post of duty'and which runs at an odd angle. The support of this invention issufficiently flexible so that, no matter at what angle the standard 31and 31 may be disposed, the ticket box 28 may always be disposed in theproper and most convenient position. The adjustment of the ticket box 28is of cburse eiiected by swinging the arm 2l about its pivot point onthe bolt 17 to the desired position and then setting up the wing nut onsaid bolt to such position as to clamp the arm 21l tightly between themembers 10 and 11. After the arm has been adjusted, the set screws 26are backed away from their projection into the slots 24 and the tubularprojections on the ticket box are slid into the slots. after the setscrews 26 are advanced into said slots until they contact with theprojections 30. Bue to the angle at which the screws 26 are mounted inthe lugs 25, it will be obvious that setting up the screws will tend toforce the projections 30 more deeply into the beveled slots 24, therebyprovidinga secure and solid connection between the support and theticket box. Y

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly lclaim as my inventionl. The combination with an element to be supported, said element havinga tubular projection extending from its bottom wall, of a pivotallysupported arm provided with a beveled slot receiving said projection,and a set-screw projecting into said slot and bearing on saidprojection.

2. The combination with an element having a tubular projection extendingfrom its bottom wall, of a pivotally supported arm having asubstantially plane upper face and provided with a beveled slot in theplane of j said face receiving said projection, the walls of said slotdiverging downwardly, and a setscrew projecting into lsaid slot at anangle to said face and adapted to force said projection upwardly andinwardly to lock vsaid element to said arm.

Signed by me, this 22nd day of September,

MURDOOK MACDONALD.

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